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Recall 11V-049

FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalled the 2009 to 2010 Ford F-150: Structure (body, door).

At a glance

Campaign number
11V-049
Reported
February 1, 2011
Vehicles affected
280,946 estimated by the manufacturer

Source: NHTSA recall records

What is wrong

Ford is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 f-150 vehicles manufactured from january 18, 2008, through november 30, 2009. The interior door handle housing embossment retaining the interior door handle spring may fracture during normal usage resulting in insufficient spring force to return the handle to the fully stowed position.

The risk

In the event of a side impact crash, the door handle spring can fail causing the door latch to open.

The fix

Owners will be initially notified and instructed to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln/mercury dealer if any interior door handle is loose or fails to return to the stowed position after activation for replacement of the affect module. Once parts become available, owners will be renotified and instructed to take their vehicles to a ford or lincoln/mercury dealer for inspection of each interior door handle. Depending on the results of the inspection, the dealer will either add a spring embossment reinforcement or replace the interior door handle module free of charge. The safety recall began on february 10, 2011. Owners may contact ford at 1-[removed].

Notes from the manufacturer

Ford's recall campaign number is 11s15.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-[removed] (tty 1-[removed]), or go to <a href=[link removed] .

Affected vehicles